Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani opened up about their relationship on Koffee With Karan Season 9, revealing how they first connected, why Kiara once confronted Sidharth about his commitment, and how they reunited after a brief split before getting married.
The episode marked the couple’s first joint appearance on the chat show. They are expecting their second child.
Karan Johar claims credit
Host Karan Johar said he played a role in bringing the couple together. “I don’t have an exact part to play, but I am going to give myself some credit for the reason y’all are together,” he said.
The two first met properly at a party hosted by their friend Amritpal Bindra after the filming of Lust Stories. Karan admitted he had gatecrashed the event, with Kiara adding, “You even made us gatecrash.”
“After that evening, we got chatting. And a few weeks later, he started to get into my DM,” Kiara said.
Shershaah and the Kargil phase
The couple grew closer while filming Shershaah. Sidharth said their relationship developed alongside the on-screen love story of Captain Vikram Batra and Dimple Cheema.
Kiara said they were initially at different points in their lives. “He was in that phase of ‘I need to make it in my career and take the next step.’
